By default, the ipadm command creates persistent network configuration. If the IP interface that you are configuring was created as a temporary interface, you cannot use the ipadm command to configure persistent settings on that interface. After verifying that the interface you are configuring is temporary, delete that interface and recreate it persistently. You can then resume configuring the interface as follows:
# ipadm show-if -o all IFNAME CLASS STATE ACTIVE CURRENT PERSISTENT OVER lo0 loopback ok yes -m46-v------ 46-- -- net0 ip ok yes bm4--------- ---- --
The absence of a 4 flag for an IPv4 configuration or a 6 flag for an IPv6 configuration in the PERSISTENT field indicates that net0 was created as a temporary interface.
# ipadm delete-ip net0 # ipadm create-ip net0 # ipadm create-addr -T static -a 192.168.1.10 net0/v4 ipadm: cannot create address: Persistent operation on temporary object